Aluminum imports: FTZ vs bonded warehouse - What you need to know
With new tariffs hitting hard, FTZs could be the pressure valve for downstream buyers who know how to play the game.
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Billet Market Starts to Move Higher
The billet market has been quiet in 2025 so far, but extruders exposed to the spot market are now facing some challenges.
LME's Hong Kong expansion highlights market in transition
This is less about warehousing and more about relevance.
Heavy week for a light metal
Russian-origin metal comprised around 88% of open tonnages available in the LME at the end of last month.
New U.S. tariffs on aluminum: A crackdown or just chaos?
The latest round of tariffs on aluminum and steel isn’t just about stopping direct imports, it’s about shutting down the backdoors that have let foreign metal, especially from China, slip into U.S. manufacturing through other countries. The new rules focus on where the metal was originally smelted and cast, not just where the final product […]
Understanding aluminum imports: What are your options?
On February 11, 2025, President Trump slammed the door on aluminum imports with a sweeping 25% tariff, eliminating all previous country exemptions. No more breaks for Canada, Mexico, or the EU, if aluminum is coming into the U.S., it’s getting taxed. Period. This move is a game-changer for manufacturers, processors, and buyers who rely on […]
"A game changer." LME to add emissions data tracking for aluminum ahead of EU policy
"It’s the stuff that makes sustainability real, and it gives it a future, because it’s based on facts rather than noise."
Non-Ferrous Spreads
Spreads were widening towards the end of March but looks to be slight retreat to start the April.